Improvement in braces for thrashing-machines



, J. WISD A.

Brace for Thrashing-Maohines.

No. 203,398. Patented May 7,1878.

WITNESSES INVENTOR:

M .M r I BYI%%M ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WISDA, OF DEFIANOE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN BRACES FOR THRASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,398, dated May 7,1878; application filed April 2, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN WISDA, of Defiance,-

in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Braces for Machines for Thrashing Grain, HullingClover, 860-, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved brace, illustrating itsuse. Fig.2 is a side view of the same, partly in section, to show theconstruction.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved brace for holdinggrain-thrashers, clover-hullers, and other large and heavy machinessteady while being used, which shall be simple in construction,conveniently used and adjusted, and eifective in operation.

The invention consists in the brace formed of the base-bar, providedwith a hook at its inner end, and the notches in its upper side, and theinclined bar having its lower end made wedge-shaped and provided at itsupper tached a hook, a to be hooked upon a wheel v of the machine to beheld.

The bar A is laid upon the ground, and in the upper side of its outerpart are formed notches a to receive the wedge-shaped lower end of thebar B. To the upper end of the bar Bis secured a nut, b into which isscrewed a hand-screw, 11 having a point formed upon its outer end, sothat it may be turned while resting against the frame of the machine.

In using the brace the hook on is hooked upon a wheel of the machine,the bar A is laid upon the ground, the lower end of the bar B isinserted in one of the notches a of the said bar A, and the end or pointof the hand-screw b is placed against the frame of the machine.

The said screw 1) isthen turned until the ma- The brace formed of thebase-bar A provided 7 with the hook a at its inner end and the notches ain its upper side, and' the inclined bar Bhavingits lower end madewedge-shaped and provided at its upper end with a nut, b, and hand-screwb substantially as herein shown and described.

JOHN WISDA. Witnesses:

JOHN D. LAMB, L. G. OOSGROVE.

